TY - BOOK AU - Al Abed, Ibrahim. AU - Hellyer,Peter TI - United Arab Emirates: a new perspective SN - 1900724472 PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Trident Press KW - United Arab Emirates KW - Economic conditions KW - History KW - Social conditions KW - Foreign relations KW - Politics and government N1 - First published as Perspectives on the United Arab Emirates 1997, edited by Edmund Ghareeb and Ibrahim Al Abed; Topics include: Geology -- Archaelogy -- Islam and Islamic period -- Trucial States -- Formation of the Federation -- Foreign policy -- UAE - Iran dispute over Three Islands -- Economy -- Oil and gas -- Economic development -- Industrialization -- Environmental development and protection -- Poetry; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -